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    He 162 A-2 Revell 1/32 completed !

    Revells 1/32 162 A-2 ,got started this weekend ,want to give a thanks to all for the great input about the color callouts ! The usual start in the office .The interior is rather spartan but I'll be adding bits as it goes together to remedy that

    (Kudos to Dubster for the great link it was a huge help). The seal belts were tackled first,I used foil from a wine bottle cut up into strips then added some buckles and bits from the spares box



    The nose gear assembly was missing the small return spring on the port side so I wound one out of a strand of small wire,more details will be added later. I plan to display it with the nose cone off I want to dress it up a bit

    The IP is just the supplied decals with some canopy glue dropped on the instrument faces,I added the straps on the rudder pedals with the same wine foil as the harness







    Starting on the engine next, still doing some research for the plumbing and accessories. cheers Trey
  • flyjoe180
    SMF Supporters
    • Jan 2012
    • 12390
    • Joe
    • Earth

    #2
    That looks tasty so far Trey, good start mate.

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    • Guest

      #3
      Looks good Trey - solder wire is good for the engine.

      Umm btw I posted the restoration link!

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      • Guest

        #4
        Joe thanks

        Patrick my most humble apologies ops:,you did indeed and its been corrected ! Thanks for the solder wire tip ,was fumbling around in my junk box looking for wire bits thats a great idea!

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        • monica
          • Oct 2013
          • 15169

          #5
          looking good so far very nice work on the cockpit,

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          • Guest

            #6
            No worries Trey! I wasn't sure about saying anything!

            Something I discovered when building this kit is that it was better to leave the instrument panel to one side when joining the fuselage halves. There's enough to align already & you can pop it into place once that's done.

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            • Richi72
              • Sep 2013
              • 1100

              #7
              Nice start on this one Trey.

              Like those extra details in the cockpit

              Keep it up Trey.

              Cheers Richi

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              • yak face
                Moderator
                • Jun 2009
                • 13831
                • Tony
                • Sheffield

                #8
                Great start Trey , the harness looks spot on , looking forward to the build , cheers tony

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                • Guest

                  #9
                  Lovely job Trey. Just a couple of bits of added detail make it stand out. Lovely realistic finishes!

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                  • Guest

                    #10
                    I agree with all above nice work certainly out of my scope of ability/patience.

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                    • colin m
                      Moderator
                      • Dec 2008
                      • 8741
                      • Colin
                      • Stafford, UK

                      #11
                      Considering it's mainly grey, it's all very colourful ! Great attention to detail.

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                      • Guest

                        #12
                        Monica thanks!

                        Patrick I'm glad you did say something and thanks thats a great tip on the IP was having doubts about the build sequence,llike you said a lot of stuff to align at once!

                        Richi,Tony,Richard,Ken & Colin thanks for the positive comments,appreciate that !

                        Small update tonight , I'm finding the plastic very soft .I cut the nose away from the fuse,in this instance the soft plastic was a plus



                        Using a razor saw I opened the gaps on the flight controls,this soft plastic was a pain here and would actually tear. I wound up having to add some sheet styrene on the stab to repair a bad one,if you look close on the right stab you'll spot it



                        Added some paint to the interior walls. Small things, the oxygen system is in the right spot but angled wrong and too small,as is the flare gun tube. I really would have to do more cutting and scratching to correct than I feel is needed for this build so I'm rolling with it as is.



                        Sanded all the seams smooth and shot the base colors on the engine,lots of work to do here



                        cheers Trey

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                        • Guest

                          #13
                          Looking great Trey, very nice looking office.

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                          • Guest

                            #14
                            Great start Trey, nice work on the cockpit, looking forward to seeing more of this build

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                            • Guest

                              #15
                              Nice details...I bet it will look amaizing

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